TONIGHT: I’m tracking a round of light, mixed precipitation this evening, but it will be largely unimpactful for central Missouri. Temperatures will cool into the low 30s as winds blow out of the northwest at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking plenty of sunshine throughout the day with temperatures only
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The Columbia Fire Department responded to two house fires and 77 emergency calls amid severe thunderstorms on Friday.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol has received reports of at least 10 storm-related deaths, according to a Saturday morning X post.
Six are dead in Wayne County, two in Ozark County, one in Butler County and one in Jefferson County.
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TODAY: Temperatures will be cooler but still mild in the 50s and low 60s. Clouds will increase by late morning as scattered showers track across southeastern Missouri through the evening. Otherwise, it is still very dry and winds up to 20 mph may also kick up dust that blew in behind recent storms. TOMORROW: Sunday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Commission has declared a state of emergency after roughly 30 buildings “were either damaged or destroyed,” according to a Friday night Facebook post from the county’s office of emergency management. “The EOC was activated, Road & Bridge provided heavy equipment and the Sheriff’s Department provided intelligence and reconnaissance for
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Watch live coverage in the media player. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has expired after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through and continues to track through St. Louis and Illinois. A confirmed tornado hit Rolla shortly before 8:00 with reports of damage streaming in Friday night. Power outages continue to increase area-wide
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TONIGHT: Gusty winds remain as a line of severe storms works east across Mid-Missouri. Wind damage and power outages are possible. Mostly cloudy with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds and breezy with highs in the lower 60s. EXTENDED: Severe thunderstorms will develop into a line that could bring damaging 80-85 mph winds
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for severe storms. Read our latest blog for more details. Today will be sunny and warm ahead of the storms with a high near 80. A line of severe storms tracks through Mid-Missouri between 4 to 8 pm with all severe hazards possible. TONIGHT: Isolated showers may
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TODAY: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Read our latest blog for more details. Today will be sunny and warm, with a high near 80 before a line of storms brings all types of severe weather between 4-8 p.m. TONIGHT: We will have a chance for showers overnight, but the severe threat will
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We’re in for a celestial spectacle Thursday night. Mid-Missouri will see a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the Earth is directly between the sun and the moon. Lunar eclipses are a fairly common astronomical phenomenon. But that doesn’t mean everyone has seen one. Have you? Let us know by voting in the poll.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild with lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with strong wind gusts between 50-55 mph. A line of severe storms develop by late afternoon and moves east into the evening. Damaging winds between 70-80 mph are the main concern along with a few tornadoes. Highs tomorrow reach near
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Just yesterday we talked about C.A.P.E. ( Convective, Available, Potential, Energy) and how it’s one of many ingredients needed to make storms happen. Cape is basically the energy for the storms, or the fuel. Another ingredient that’s going to be much needed is going to be wind shear, and we actually have two types. We
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Spring has sprung quickly as temperatures warmed double digits above average into early March but this swift change of seasons has its consequences. An earlier spring affects the growing season and brings more bugs and allergies as people head outdoors. The growing season doesn’t typically begin in Central Missouri until mid-April, but the climate has
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TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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Lightning at a baseball game or other outdoor events, catching people off guard, is a sight too common it seems. It’s something we seem to see on social media each spring. Chris Vagasky, a member of the National Lightning Safety Council, says he’s seen it himself. “It never fails that I’ll be sitting at home,
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TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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Thursday night sees the start of the total lunar eclipse that looks to the last through the morning hours. Vibrant red hues will be cast across the moon revealing a vivid spectacle for any late night on-lookers. The total lunar eclipse, occurs when to earth is right between the actual sun and the moon, which
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: It’s been yet another gorgeous day as temperatures have risen into the upper 70s to near 80, and we’re in for a very similar day tomorrow as highs
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TODAY: Afternoon highs climb into the mid to upper 70s for areas along and south of I-70 as a warm front sits along this area. Areas north of I-70 will see highs into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Skies remain mostly sunny. TONIGHT: Lows cool to the upper 40s and lower 50s across the
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Straight line winds can sometimes be the gusts you feel blowing just ahead of an approaching storm, and other times they can be life threatening events reaching wind speeds of up to 140 MPH. Straight line winds are winds in a thunderstorm with no rotation. Straight line winds occur due to rain cooled air pushing
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